Postales promocionales de Animalize.

[vía KissFaq]

Buscando información sobre Animalize di con estas postales incluidas en el Tourbook de 1984. Aquí en España se vendieron como postales y las compré (creo que en Discoplay). Me ayudaron a hacerme una idéa de cómo eran físicamente. No es de extrañar que los Kiss con maquillaje me resultasen tan distintos, tan de otra época. Un momento nostálgico que comparto con vosotros.

Looking for information on Animalize I found these postcards included in Tourbook 1984. Here in Spain were sold as postcards and I bought them (I think in Discoplay). They helped me to get an idea of how they were physically. No wonder that with makeup Kiss they are to me so different, from another era. Well, a nostalgic moment to share with you.

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Alcaudón, el vuelo del alcaudón (1986).

[vía Speak of the Davil]

Esta entrada especial (este mes tiene cinco miércoles y he decidido hacer entradas distintas de las habituales esos pocos miércoles del año) la voy a dedicar a uno de los grupos más curiosos y posiblemente injustamente olvidados de la movida rockera madrileña. 

Alcaudón ganó en 1981 un Villa de Madrid (un festival muy importante que servía para dar a conocer las bandas de rock de la ciudad y que era un primer paso para muchos grupos antes de publicar música). De hay pasaron a actuar un día en Tocata, el programa referente de la música del momento en TVE. Y ese fue el bombazo.

[vía Nuestro Rock 80]

Para mí eran un referente. Sonaban exactamente como me gustaría a mí sonar con un grupo. Así que les escuché, les estudié (la música y la escenografía, que parece simple, pero no lo es: llenaban el escenario y se ganaban al público) y al final me di cuenta de lo mucho que el rock podía ofrecer. Así que me acerqué más al rock duro y con unos amigos monté mi primer grupo de Heavy: AKRouNT (toma nombre duro). Era una marca de ruedas de bicicleta (mal leída) a la que añadimos la A al principio por una broma. "Nos llamamos Krount" "¿Cómo?" "¡Krount!", "Ah, Krount". Pues eso, jeje.

En Discoplay pude ver el EP con cinco canciones que no tenía el tema del nombre del grupo, una tradición en aquella época. Hasta Iron Maiden tenía uno. Cuando volví otro día a comprarlo no estaba. Y no lo he vuelto a ver hasta que he dado vueltas por la red para buscar información sobre la banda.

Entre las cosas que he encontrado en los enlaces, hay una entrevista en Heavy Rock conservada por el guitarrista Juan de Vals. ¡Qué recuerdos! En esa época (seguro que leí la entrevista en su momento) yo compraba todos los meses el Muy Interesante y el Heavy Rock. Algún que otro cómic caía, incluido el Jueves. Volver a ver un número ha sido un verdadero viaje al pasado. 

En fin, ahora os dejo con la música. Que la disfrutéis tanto como yo lo he hecho.

Alcaudon - el vuelo del alcaudon

[vía 258carlos258]

Y continúo con la segunda canción del show para Tocata, No Es Tarde Para Amar.

Alcaudon - No es tarde

[vía 258carlos258]

Más sobre Alcaudón:

• Speak of the Davil tiene la música del EP.
• De todo un poco
• Fallen Angels of Rock
• Juan de Vals, guitarrista del grupo, conserva la entrevista en Heavy Rock. Otra de mis revistas nostálgicas.
• En eBay se puede ver la portada del VII Festival Rock Villa de Madrid.
• Wanadoo
• Nuestro Rock 80
• Heavy metal no surrender

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Gene Simmons picks his favourite Cartoon characters.

[via Kiss Online]

Simmons completa la lista de sus diez personajes de animación favoritos en Shortlist. Es una muy buena selección. De entre los más claros y evidentes, hay uno que me ha sorprendido: ¡el padre de Jonny Quest! ¡Qué pedazo de serie!

Podéis leerlo en Kiss Online

Simmons lists his ten favorite cartoon characters in Shortlist. It is a very good selection. Among the most clear and obvious options, there is one that has surprised me: the father of Jonny Quest! What a series! You can read it on Kiss Online.

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Segundo Manual de los Jóvenes Castores 37.

(*) Estas páginas pertenecen a un libro educativo de 1978. No soy experto en nutrición, por lo que recomiendo que los datos sean tomados con cautela y corroborados con fuentes autorizadas. Reproduzco las páginas con un afán nostálgico, no como fuente de datos, por lo que deben ser leídas como lo que se contaba en aquella época sobre la nutrición y eso puede haber cambiado, incluso falsado con el tiempo.

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Oyemira. Una apuesta de Bruguera y Discos Belter para el kiosco de 1981.

Esta colección debió ser la niña mimada de Bruguera en ese comienzo de década. Costaba un pastón, 325 pesetas (algo así como 1,95€, cuando pocos cómics costaban más de 75 pesetas). Venía en un blister de corcho blanco con un cómic de bolsillo, una cinta y una pegatina. Algo así como lo véis en las fotos, con la pegatina en la parte superior derecha.

No llegué a saberlo hasta ahora, pero gracias a Javier de Retroyonkis he descubierto que era una colección de veinticuatro números (a él también le resultaba casi imposible de comprar).

Conseguí estos tres. El de Horacio porque era el éxito de la televisión del momento. El de Petete por que todo lo que tuviera que ver con este maravilloso personaje era muy bien visto en casa y me lo compraron sin tener que juntar nada de la paga. Y el último, me lo compraron mis abuelos en Canillejas. Así de majetes eran.

Por mis gustos, el que más escuchaba era el de Grandes Éxitos del Cine, con la música más marchosa y estupenda. El de Petete era muy entretenido. Como un Podcast variado con canciones, aunque algo blanditas. Y el de Horacio era marchoso, con las canciones populares del momento entre la chiquillería.

Más sobre los OyeMira:

• Retroyonkis nos cuenta la colección y en esta otra entrada nos ayuda dar con la página "oficial".
• La página oficial del foro Vagos FM Tiene una continuación en Vagos Chile
• Kaximpo nos presenta a SuperLópez en su aparición estelar en la colección. Y más.

Termino la entrada anunciando que a partir del viernes 2 de abril (vamos en tres días) comienzo a publicar los escaneados en la entrada de páginas para el recuerdo de las tres de la tarde. Espero que los disfrutéis.

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Kiss en la ETB.

Un video gozoso en el que los Kiss son entrevistados por los periodistas de la televisión vasca contándonos sus planes para la parte europea de la gira.

A cool video where Kiss answers questions for the Basque TV relate to their european part of the Tour.

Kiss en EITB

Kiss entrevistados en el teleberri 24/03/2010
[vía plasterbaster]


Y de propina, el saludo de Kiss a EITB. Here is included the "Hi everyone".

KISS saluda a EITB

[vía plasterbaster]

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GURPS Third Edition

Steve Jackson is a RPG God, second to Gygax. He wrote in 1986 this version of a RPG and it was so innovative and singular that it did survive all this years being one of the most re-known game system.

GURPS stands for Generic Universal Roleplaying System. In other words, it means it is a versatile set of RPG rules that could be applied to any setting (including other RPGs like White Wolf's Vampire The Mascarade, Voyager and many more).

Before any D&D 3rd Edition Open system, with GURPS you could use your well-known rules to create a new bright idea and a new setting. From a scratch character collection of options to the full adventure in a few minutes. 

Although the game book is 250+ pages (but only one!) you could learn playing in no time because at the very begging Steve Jackson and his pals teach you how to play and what are you going to learn. An action provokes a reaction and then an outcome. No more no less (action, reaction, damage or effect). 

Your character would be constructed around a number of points (usually 100) that you spent on four Attributes that would be used in a series of Advantages and Disadvantages (costing or adding points, respectively). And that's all. Go straight to the Diner Table and Roll your Dice!

But that's not enough. Many people want more, so Steve Jackson Games gives you more and more rules. Compendium is a book collection (two volumes in 3rd Edition, I don't know in 4th) It spands as much as you like. And always a pleasure to read.

Well, there is much more about GURPS. This time I offer you two sets of links. One with resources and another one with information.Enjoy!

Some resources if you want to play GURPS or you are new to it and want to start:

1. GURPS Lite. A free boiled-down version of the game. Enough for beginners. 
2. Four Edition information plus information in Wikipedia and RPG Net
   
3. Worldbook Index All published sourcebooks.
4. Character Sheet There is also a program to create your Character and vehicles. 
5. Another Character Sheet. This one could be filled online.
6. For the GM, here is the NPC Generator

More about Gurps:

• Official Webpage
• Steve Jackson Games
  
• Pyramid
  
• GURPS Wiki
  
• GURPS resources
  
• List of Gurps fansites
  
• Wikipedia
• A Video: GURPS for Dummies

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Heaven's On Fire.

La única canción que aún se toca en directo de Animalize y una de las más divertidas del disco. Pura juerga.


The only song that it is already played alive from Animalize and one of the funniest of the LP. Pure enjoyment.

Kiss - Heaven's On Fire

[via KissVEVO]

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Superman II (1980).

[via godzilla monster music]

In fact, I'm not sure what movie I'm talking about. Lester's version? Donner's version? Extended version? Cutdown version? Superman II is a cult movie, a landmark but a movie that suffered a lot.


First it was shoot along the first Superman (meaning it started in 1977). It took many budget increase that made Warner Bros. producer get nervous. Richard Donner was out and Richard Lester had to finish it. WB were interested in a more joyous movie than the original script was, so Donner didn't like the idea. In the end, he was taken apart from the final shooting and cut.


It had more problems that made the movie a nightmare to everyone involved. After Donner was put aside, some actors went out with the first director. Even Williams declined to compose the second part musical score because he was working in The Empire Strikes Back music. But the problems didn't ended there. Spielberg was the first to release his movie (Riders of the Lost Ark) and although Superman II was released worldwide December 4, 1980, in the USA they waited until June 19, 1981 to present it to the audience. 

[via Chris Reeve homepage]

Well, what's so special about Superman II. Well, it has SUPERVILLIANS! That's right. Luthor is brilliant, but we needed someone equal in power to the greatest superhero of all. And they give him that. Not only one or two, but three enemies (originally four) worthy of their powers.


The movie moves in two separate settings. One showcasing the romance of Clark and Lois and, second, the battle of mighty superheroes. And of course, Luthor all around. What a guy! 


I didn't understand why Superman had to loose his superpowers to get "romantically involved" with Lois and why a kiss could made Lois forget that Superman and Clark were the same person. I like, I really do, the fun stuff you could find in this movie, but I love the most the battles. And the battle of wits - including the knowledge of Luthor treacherous manners - that helps Superman defeat his enemies... that's the reason to love this movie.


Well, that and the great Christopher Reeve - Margot Kidder interpretative duel, so vivid and interesting, from the campy Niagara Falls scenes to the Truck-stop Diner scenes, so crude an cruel.


An amazing movie that needs to be revisited.

Superman II ( Trailer ) 1980

Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 feature film Superman. It was the only Superman film to be filmed by two directors. For this reason the film is surrounded with controversy since original director Richard Donner had completed, by his estimation, roughly 75% of the movie in 1977 before being taken off the project. Many of the scenes shot by second director Richard Lester (who had been an uncredited producer on the first film) in 1979 are refilmed Donner sequences. It was released in Europe and Australia in late 1980 but not distributed in the United States until June 1981.

According to statements by Donner, roughly 25% of the theatrical cut of Superman II contains footage he shot, including all of Gene Hackman's scenes. In 1984, when Superman II premiered on television, 24 minutes were re-inserted into the film (17 mins in US ABC TV). Much of the extra footage was directed by Richard Donner. A brand new re-cut of the film, restoring as much of Donner's original conception as possible, titled Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, was released in November 2006.

[Text and video via carebutless]

More about Superman II:

• (Un) Official Webpage
• Christopher Reeve
• Superman Super Site
• The Thunder Child
• Cinema de merde
• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Boxbuster

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Ya tengo Favicon.

Gracias a Oloman y su Oloblogger he conseguido hacer que el iconito de Blogger se convierta en uno marca de la casa. Y estoy muy contento, porque ha salido muy graciosillo.

Aquí lo podéis ver en todo su mini-esplendor.

Y aquí en su tamaño completo.

Por si queréis hacerlo vosotros también, os doy el enlace a la entrada del blog de Oloman. Lo explica estupendamente para que sea pan comido.

http://oloblogger.blogspot.com/2007/12/poner-un-favicon.html

Muchas gracias Oloman.

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Animalize commercial.

He encontrado este anuncio de la televisión finlandesa del disco Animalize. Se nota que pretenden relacionarlo con todos los discos de la primera etapa de la banda. Aún no tenemos los Kiss de los ochenta a pleno rendimiento.


I found this Animalize ad at Finnish television. We could notice that they tried to relate Animalize to all LPs from the first era of the band. We don't have yet the Kiss of the eighties at full throttle.

Kiss - Animalize tv mainos 1984 (finnish tv ad)

[via juzzi]

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The Sword in the Stone (1963).

[via Where the Lovely Things Are]

My second post of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Cards has a comment by David Ponce that states that Merlin was a cool magician. But it was curious that the great Arthurian mage came to my mind as the lovely Disney's version. So I though that I must post something about this movie.

It is a great movie, not one of the best from Disney, but it was cool to the limit. I didn't have the opportunity of seeing it until I was a grown-up. Back in the pre-VHS era, you have to go to the cinema to see a movie. And this movie was nine years older than I was! So I have to wait to see it at home (first in a VCR and then in glorious DVD). As I could find this VHS was from 1991 (I was 19). 

But I had an ally in my childhood. A friend of my grandparents has a daughter that own a copy of the comic (in spanish). They gave me the book as a gift and I read it again and again until I knew it by heart. So when I watched the movie for the first time I was aware of almost anything.

[via davelandblog]

I found in a bakery a tiny Archimedes that I bought to my child a few months ago. It was nice to see that this movie is not forgotten. How cool it could be to be a child that goes to be Merlin's pupil and gets transformed into a squirrel, a fish and a bird. That watch a mighty combat between two of the great magians in a battle of wits and lastly but not least, becomes one of the greatest kings ever. Boy, that was the fabric of my dreams!

It was the last movie Disney himself was involved, just a little before his pass away in 1966. It was curious to see that many Disney movies of that decade came from English background.

To finish the post, here you can se a commercial and the magician's fight scene. Enjoy!

Sword in the Stone Re-Issue Commercial

Two commercials for The Sword in the Stone re-issue.

[via Thessair]

The Sword in the Stone - Merlin vs. Madame Mim (English)

[via Zitronencake]

More about The Sword In The Stone:

• Official Disney Page and many more things!
• Big Cartoon Database
• Wikipedia, including T. H. White novel and Excalibur.
• IMDb

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Animalize (1984).

[vía Wikipedia]

Cuando me enganché de verdad con los Kiss fue cuando escuché en el recopilatorio Monstruo 2 la canción I've Had Enough (Into The Fire). Se equivocaron y la llamaron Heaven's On Fire, la única canción que aún se toca en directo de este disco un tanto mediocre.

Aún siendo un disco muy flojo, funcionó tan bien que llegó a vender tan bien como Alive II. Sin lugar a dudas la maniobra de Stanley de desmaquillarse y darle un toque ochentón y Hair metalero funcionó. 


Por cierto, es el único disco en el que podemos escuchar al virtuoso Mark St. John. Sustituyó a Vinnie Vincent en abril de 1984 (el disco es de diciembre de ese mismo año) y tuvo que dejarlo por artritis reactiva. Cuando se recuperó en los noventa volvió a la música hasta su fallecimiento hace unos años.

I really get hooked with Kiss when I heard on the compilation Monstruo 2 the song I've Had Enough (Into The Fire). The titles were wrong and called it Heaven's On Fire, the only song that still plays live on this record somewhat mediocre. 


Still very weak as an album, It worked so well that it went on to sell as well as Alive II. Undoubtedly Stanley maneuver of un-makeup plus a touch and Hair Metal from the eighties worked smoothly. 


By the way, is the only LP where you can hear the virtuoso Mark St. John. It replaced Vinnie Vincent in April 1984 (the album is from December of that year) and he had to quit for the health problems resulting from reactive arthritis. When he recovered in the nineties he returned to music until his death in 2007.

If you want to listen KISS ANIMALIZE.

Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
Kiss – Animalize

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